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Mitch McConnell wins GOP nomination in bid for 7th term
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cruised to the Republican nomination Tuesday night in pursuit of a seventh term, but his general election challenger might not be known for days as Kentucky awaits the outcome of a surprisingly competitive Democratic primary.
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Senate confirms Trump's 200th judge, officially fills all appeals court vacancies
"No vacancy left behind." That quote, repeated over and over by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the past year -- to cheers from Republicans and the outrage of Democrats -- has been the creed behind the Senate's single-minded push to confirm as many Trump-nominated federal judges as possible. And the 52-48 confirmation of Cory Wilson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday means that McConnell, in one respect, has quite literally accomplished that goal.
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Booker edges ahead of McGrath in too-close-to-call Kentucky Senate Democratic primary
With 12 percent of the state's precincts reporting, Booker, whose candidacy has received the support of progressive lawmakers and groups around the country, led McGrath 44.4 percent to 40.4 percent, or by just over 2,700 votes, according to NBC News.
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